doughy
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Southbank Undercroft, by doughy on Jul 15, 2008 17:47:55 GMT 1, For those interested, a thread was put up with a petition to save Southbank undercroft as it is....
Here is the Governments response...
15 July 2008
We received a petition asking:
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Save the SouthBank!."
Details of Petition:
"Since the early seventies 'the Undercroft' (the sheltered area beneath the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's Southbank) has served as the home of the skateboarding community in the UK. It's an open public-space that has brought together thousands of young people, from various backgrounds, over the last 35 years to form a harmonious and positive community. This type of positive and 'unorganised' activity for young people is very rarely seen elsewhere in the UK today... However the area is now being rapidly redeveloped and the future of 'the Undercroft' is uncertain. Already a large part has been partitioned off behind large wooden hoardings. Please join us in petitioning the government to guarantee that the site is: (A) returned to its previous state (allowing the general public and skateboarders open access to the full area), and (B) officially protected and preserved for future generations of the skateboard community to use."
* Read the petition
* Petitions home page
Read the Government's response
The Southbank Centre is an independent arts organisation and decisions about the Undercroft are a matter for them. However, the Southbank Centre recognises the importance of the Undercroft in bringing together skateboarders from across the UK and the value that the skateboarding community has brought to many young people and the South Bank area itself. Any activity that engages and develops young people can have a very positive impact on society and the skateboarding community that has grown up around the Undercroft has brought together people from various backgrounds, created a vibrant public space and added real value to the lives of many young people.
The Southbank Centre has said that it has no plans to redevelop the Undercroft used by skateboarders. In fact, they are in close discussions with the skateboarding community about how to improve the current skateboard area and about how the community might become more involved in the Southbank Centre's artistic programme.
I GUESS THE WORD WORKS!
For those interested, a thread was put up with a petition to save Southbank undercroft as it is....
Here is the Governments response...
15 July 2008
We received a petition asking:
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Save the SouthBank!."
Details of Petition:
"Since the early seventies 'the Undercroft' (the sheltered area beneath the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's Southbank) has served as the home of the skateboarding community in the UK. It's an open public-space that has brought together thousands of young people, from various backgrounds, over the last 35 years to form a harmonious and positive community. This type of positive and 'unorganised' activity for young people is very rarely seen elsewhere in the UK today... However the area is now being rapidly redeveloped and the future of 'the Undercroft' is uncertain. Already a large part has been partitioned off behind large wooden hoardings. Please join us in petitioning the government to guarantee that the site is: (A) returned to its previous state (allowing the general public and skateboarders open access to the full area), and (B) officially protected and preserved for future generations of the skateboard community to use."
* Read the petition
* Petitions home page
Read the Government's response
The Southbank Centre is an independent arts organisation and decisions about the Undercroft are a matter for them. However, the Southbank Centre recognises the importance of the Undercroft in bringing together skateboarders from across the UK and the value that the skateboarding community has brought to many young people and the South Bank area itself. Any activity that engages and develops young people can have a very positive impact on society and the skateboarding community that has grown up around the Undercroft has brought together people from various backgrounds, created a vibrant public space and added real value to the lives of many young people.
The Southbank Centre has said that it has no plans to redevelop the Undercroft used by skateboarders. In fact, they are in close discussions with the skateboarding community about how to improve the current skateboard area and about how the community might become more involved in the Southbank Centre's artistic programme.
I GUESS THE WORD WORKS!
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angryboy
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Southbank Undercroft, by angryboy on Jul 15, 2008 17:59:25 GMT 1, Nice. I'll have to get the board out in celebration.
Nice. I'll have to get the board out in celebration.
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romanywg
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Southbank Undercroft, by romanywg on Jul 15, 2008 18:40:09 GMT 1, That's great. Every time I go past there there is usually someone painting a new piece. It stays up for about 24 hours max and then it is painted over by someone else.
That's great. Every time I go past there there is usually someone painting a new piece. It stays up for about 24 hours max and then it is painted over by someone else. |
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